Wikipedia: The Good, Wikipedia: The Good, the Bad and the Uglythe Bad and the UglySara MarksSara Marks

Center For Teaching and LearningCenter For Teaching and Learning

Fitchburg State CollegeFitchburg State College

April 29, 2008April 29, 2008

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Maome.jpg

Good?Good?

Authority Authority

AccuracyAccuracy

ObjectivityObjectivity

Currency Currency

CoverageCoverage

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Muhammad

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:GoodDay

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negotiation

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_articles

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Npov

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Words_to_avoid

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truthiness

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research

Bad?Bad?

AuthorityAuthority

AccuracyAccuracy

ObjectivityObjectivity

Currency

CoverageCoverage

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essjay

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truthiness

http://wikiscanner.virgil.gr/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:74.10.161.250

Ugly?Ugly?

AuthorityAuthority

AccuracyAccuracy

ObjectivityObjectivity

Currency Currency

CoverageCoverage

WikialityWikialityandand

WikilobbyinWikilobbyingg

What can you do?What can you do?

Engage students in discussion about Engage students in discussion about WikipediaWikipedia

Make editing Wikipedia an Make editing Wikipedia an assignmentassignment

Create an account for yourself and Create an account for yourself and play in the Sandboxplay in the Sandbox

Participate in the discussionParticipate in the discussion

ReferencesReferences

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